Pre-Text: The First Decade (Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy, and Culture)

After the first issue ofPRE/TEXTappeared in 1981, a colleague told Victor Vitanza, the creator, editor and publisher of the journal, how disgusted she was by it, how unreadable it was, how devoted to self-aggrandizement-and how much she enjoyed two articles in it. Devoted to exploring and expanding the field of rhetoric and composition by publishing articles considered "inappropriate" by other journals in the field,PRE/TEXThas, from its inception, made people angry. Yet it has survived, and thrived. This collection of essays pays tribute to the first ten years of the journal, and each reprinted article is paired with a short comment by the author. Also included is Victor Vitanza's retrospective history of the journal and prospectives for the future.Vitanza, Victor J. is the author of 'Pre-Text: The First Decade (Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy, and Culture)', published 1993 under ISBN 9780822955139 and ISBN 082295513X.